Lock for milk-receptacles.



No. 700,358. Patented may 20, |902.

F. MULLER.

v LDCKFUB MILK RAECEPTACLES. 0

(Application led Sept. 24, `19,01.)

l WMZ-MMP .y wjrea'on @M5071 Nrrgsn BATES' FRANK MULLER, OF PHILADELPHIA,PENNSYLVANIA.

LooK FoR- MILK5REC-EPTACLES- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters atent N o. I700,358, dated May 20, 1902.' l'

- l\.p'plic:ation led September 24, 19.01. Serial No. 76,358. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK MULLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, county of Philadelphia, and State of.

Pennsylvania, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Locks for Milk- Receptacles, of which the following is a speci- Imation.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in locks for milk-receptacles, and has for its object to provide a lockto be fastened to the door or door-jamb, and this lock is provided with a spring-catch. The milk can or jar is provided with a loop, which may be inserted in the lock when the door is closed, and the spring-catch Will lock the loop in connection with the lock and prevent the removal of the receptacle until the door is opened.

lVith these ends in view this inventionconsists in the details of construction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth and then specifically designated by the claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this invention .appertains may understand how to make and use the same, the construction and operation will now bedescribedin detail, referring to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this speciiication, in

which- Figure l is a perspective View of a portion.

of the doorway, the door' being broken away to show my invention applied to the doorjamb; Fig. 2, a vertical section through the lock; Fig. 3, a horizontal section through the lock,

In the drawings, A represents the milk-receptacle, which may be either aglass jar or can and has secured to it aloop B, which eX- tends upward from the receptacle.

C is the lock. This lock consists of the members C and O2, which lie parallel with one another a slight distance apart, thereby leaving a space C3 in between the two members. This space C3 is open at the top, bottom, and one side and entirely closed upon the other side, where the two members C and C2 are joined together. The member C has upon each end extensions C4, through which are formed holes for the purpose of attaching the lock to the door or door-jamb by means of screws C5. The lock is adapted to be fasi vtened tothe door or door-jamb in such'a 1nanner thatvwhen the door is closed the open side of the lock will be closed by either the' door or door-jamb, according to whetherthe llock is l`fastened to the door or said door-jamb. To y the inside ofthe member C2 is secured the spring.4 D. This spring is bent back upon itself at each end, which forms the springcatches'D. These spring-catches lie in contact with the inside of the member C. Thus when the door is closed and the open s'ide of the lock against said door the loop B, attached toithe milk-receptacle,`may be forced upward Nbehind the spring-catch D',`and after it has `passed the same the catch Will spring in contact with the member C,and the loop may then ride downward between the body of the spring and the catch D and be held by the hook thus formed. When the door isopen, the loop may be easily disengaged from the spring by pulling the receptacle sidewise, so that thek loop B will stand at an angle, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. l, and said 'loop may ber disengaged by the spring by pullingit out of the open side of the lock. The spring D is bent over at eachend for the purpose of making the lock reversible, so that it may be appliedlto doors opening either upon the right or left hand side.

The advantage of my invention is that this Alock will be small and will not detract from thenappearance of the-doorway when secured thereto, and the said lock consisting of only the vtwo parts1 may be manufactured very cheaply. A further y advantage of my improvement is that the loop B will serve a double purpose, as it will be very convenient for handling the jars of milk, as it will form a bail by which the same can be hung up or car= ried upon the ingers when carrying a large number.

Of course I do not wish tobe limited tothe exact construction here shown, as slight-modi#A flcations could. be made Wit-hout departing from the spirit ofmylinvention. Y

Having thus fully describedmy` invention, what I claim asnew and useful is s l. In a lock for milk-receptacles, a lock-casing consisting of two members arranged parallel with one another, a space between said members, said space being open at each end and one side, the other side being closedby lOO the connection between the two members, a spring-catch arranged in the space between the two members, the said lock-casing adapted to be so placed upon the door or door-jarnb that the open side of the lock will be closed when the door is closed, a loop secured to the milk-receptacle, said loop adapted to be inserted from below in the space between the two members and be locked in place by the spring-catch, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. In a device of the character described, a lock consisting of two members lying parallel with one another, a space between said members, said space being open at the top, bottom and one side and closed at the other side by the connection between the two members, said lock adapted to be secured to the door or door-jamb in such a position that the open side of the lock will be closed when the door is shut, a spring secured to the inner face of the outer member,said spring turned back upon itself at each end so as to form spring-catches, said spring-catches being normally in spring contact with the inner face of the inner member,

a loop secured to the milk-receptacle and extending upward therefrom, said loop adapted to be inserted between the two members of the lock and forced upward past the springcatch for the purpose of locking the receptacle in place, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a lock for milk-receptacles, a lock-casing consisting of two members arranged parallel with one another, a space between said members, said members being connected together along one side, the lock adapted to be so placed upon the door or door-jamb that the door when closed will close the open side of the space between the two members, a strip of spring metal secured at the center to the inner face of one of the members, the ends ol the spring-strip being bent back upon itself, the said ends being in spring contact with the inner face of the opposite member to which the strip is secured, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRANK MULLER.

Witnesses:

L. W. MORRISON, 1I. B. HALLooK. 

